St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-27
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To the Editor of the Globe.
The department OF your paper recently
opened for the expression of the aims and
ambitions in life of your readers, recalls to
my mind more wildly than ever sphere in
life that has been my dream and day star
since my boyhood days or all vocationS in
life that of the statesman has for me the great
est fascination. To stand at the helm OF the
grand old ship of state, as it were, when she
was rolling i'll troubled waters, keeping her
steadily on her course-eXcept to throw her
mp a point or two now and thea toward the
next presidential election--would be TO me q
life or grauGenr. would not care much
about advocating great moral principles of
government, for that don't pay. wouldn't
wish TO do the rock act, standing mistaken
III my hrmneSS. so to speak, while the
angry waves of opposition dashed and broke
in fury at my feet. That might do In future
generations, when the earths crust is cooled
more, but just now | couldn't carry my dis
trict by taking such u position. No! Ny
IDEA is 10 mold oihce-a 81 eat public Office
and to have deputy, ETC., and be inter.
viewed and consulted about public affairs.
And to achieve this ! am willing to begin
at the bottom Of the ladder and work up
the primaries. And, after my nomination.
am willing TO take OF my coat and work
with will. l would make Il speech over in
the Scandinavian settlement and tell the
people there that we, as nation, owe much
L,
industrious habits as people and patriotic
impulses. Down in the German counties |
would tell them that to them more than to
any other people do we owe the DEVELOPMENT
OF this great and glorious land, and by
their patient, Flooding, steady habits as u
people, have the broad acres of our fertile
lands been made to bud and blossom as q
rose, or words TO that effect Up in the
Irish settlement would make Il speech in
FAVOR OF home rule for Ireland. would pre-
pare an address for the workingmen,in which
l'would give the Chinese the devil. To the
Prohibitionsts would say that their princi-
pie is the one great moral question now be-
fore the American people, and that all the
influences Of my Official position, if elected,
should be gwen to furthering on their grand
and mighty cause. TO the saloonkaepers I
would guarantee that nothing should b, done
by me officially that would interfere with
them in their enjoyment of the vested rights
granted them by the constitution. etc. AMI
then would come the ecSt6cy of reading the
1elegramS announcing my elect ion. | would
take my family to Washington, and my wife,
VINO In r. atty is red-heaCied and fIeckled
with snub nose and no chin. an
croSs.eyed enough 10 stop It locomo-
tive; who WAS never worth cuss
to me in getting along in the WORDSWORTH
become SwCct-featured lady of stately grace
and presence; and she would have low,
breai torehedd that indicates great intellect
nEl capacity, and It sweet, winning presence
that would make her the center of large
circle Of devoted admirers; and she would be
devoted to her husband. and a constant in
SEPARATION TO him during all the years of his
tumutuous oliicia! life; and all the world,
fiom Maine to California, and from Podunk
to Kickapoe. would know the depth of the
Hamburg ed2ing on her petticout, and who
ma..e her last chemise-and SO we would live
onfn happiness; and would eventually be-
com fat and cOrpuent, and have Bright 5
disease and seven doctors and bulletin
board on toe porch; and when croaked |
would lie in STATE. just IL had always lied in
every state IN tie Union; and congress would
spend two days more lying over my virtues;
aud the papers would ever afterwari print
anecdotes illustrating my unwaverng adj
herepce 10 trutd and honor under all tempt,I-
lions, ever since l wore thrce-cornered pants
PAUL BINGAM.
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